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STORY  OF 

THE  LORENZ  COLLECTION  OF 

WORLD  WAR 
AUTOGRAPHS 

AND  OF  THE 

MARSHAL  FOCH 
VICTORY'HARMONY  BANNER 

BY 

WILLIAM  ALBERT  LORENZ 

HARTFORD,  CONNECTICUT 
U.  S.  A. 


°\  Hollos 


THE  STORY  OF 

THE 

LORENZ  COLLECTION 

OF 

WORLD  WAR  AUTOGRAPHS 


Mr.  William  Albert  Lorenz  of  Hartford,  Connec¬ 
ticut,  in  1918,  conceived  the  plan  of  producing  a  com¬ 
bination  banner  of  flags  of  the  Allied  Nations,  with 
the  purpose  of  presenting  it  to  the  great  Marshal 
Foch.  A  number  of  American  friends  joined  him  in 
this  enterprise,  and  it  resulted  in  the  production  of 
a  silk  banner  containing  48  flags,  the  following  de¬ 
tails  of  which  may  be  of  interest. 

That  banner  is  formed  of  silk  ribbons ;  each  of  the 
forty-eight  flags  was  made  separately,  and  was  hand 
embroidered ;  a  special  framework,  resembling  a 
quilting  frame,  was  made,  in  order  to  stretch  the 
cross  ribbons  accurately.  The  separate  flags  were 
then  sewed  into  the  spaces  between  the  cross  ribbons 
and  a  silk  strip  having  the  name  in  two  languages, 
was  sewed  above  each  flag. 

The  banner  is  about  eight  feet  wide  and  six  feet 
deep.  On  the  two  sides  and  bottom,  an  embroidered 
edge  is  attached,  with  the  motto,  “Victoria  Concor¬ 
dia  Crescit,, — meaning  “Victory  Grows  with  Har¬ 
mony.”  It  is  mounted  on  a  cross  pole  and  hung 
upon  standards.  A  placard  below  states  that  it  was 
presented  to  Marshal  Foch,  being  sent  in  1919,  to¬ 
gether  with  an  illuminated  address.  It  was  ac¬ 
knowledged  by  the  Marshal  in  a  very  appreciative 
letter,  and  with  a  signed  photograph. 

Before  sending  the  banner  abroad,  it  was  copied 
by  the  American  Lithographic  Company  for  the  New 
York  Tribune,  who  published  this  in  June,  1919,  in  a 
Sunday  supplement. 

Mr.  Lorenz  then  conceived  the  plan  of  raising 
money  for  the  sufferers  in  the  various  afflicted  coun¬ 
tries  of  the  Allies.  He  procured  a  large  number  of 


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colored  lithographic  posters.  Copies  of  this  poster 
were  sent  to  leading  persons  who  were  active  in  the 
World  War;  that  is,  to  presidents,  ambassadors,  gen¬ 
erals,  admirals,  and  to  men  and  women  who  distin¬ 
guished  themselves  in  the  war  in  some  manner.  In 
sending  these  posters  he  explained  that  he  was  de¬ 
sirous  of  raising  money  for  allied  war  relief,  but  he 
did  not  desire  any  money ;  but  on  the  other  hand,  he 
desired  a  signed  photograph  and  letter,  and  the  priv¬ 
ilege  of  selling  these  originals  for  allied  war  relief 
purposes.  The  replies  have  been  exceedingly  grati¬ 
fying,  as  there  have  been  received  about  375  signed 
letters,  most  of  them  with  signed  photographs. 

A  very  large  number  of  request  letters  were  writ¬ 
ten,  and  sent  by  first-class  mail  to  insure  delivery. 
In  spite  of  this  precaution  replies  have  not  been  re¬ 
ceived  from  all  persons.  It  was  difficult  to  ex¬ 
plain  the  real  object  of  the  request.  Many  persons 
sent  letters  without  photographs,  and  it  has  been 
difficult  to  procure  photographs  at  a  later  date,  al¬ 
though  many  were  received  subsequently.  Many 
letters  were  written  to  persons  in  countries  difficult 
to  reach,  as  for  example:  Poland,  Serbia,  Roumania, 
Russia,  China,  Japan,  Australia,  New  Zealand,  Ara¬ 
bia,  Siam. 

The  procuring  of  some  autographs  was  attempted 
through  the  assistance  of  legations  and  other 
sources.  Sincere  thanks  are  due  them  for  the  as¬ 
sistance  they  have  given.  Nevertheless  many  pho¬ 
tographs  are  missing,  which  should  find  a  place  in 
this  collection;  however,  places  are  left  in  each  vol¬ 
ume  for  the  insertion  of  those  received  later. 

The  work  involved  in  this  enterprise  has  been  very 
large.  The  preparation  of  the  banner  required  a 
large  correspondence  with  persons  familiar  with 
flags.  Probably  fifteen  hundred  letters  were  mailed. 

The  photographs  received  have  been  mounted  in 
three  large  volumes,  which  were  manufactured  by 
the  Case,  Lockwood  &  Brainard  Co.  of  Hartford, 
Connecticut.  The  banner  was  designed  with  the  as¬ 
sistance  of  Mrs.  Charles  Alden  Smith,  who  not  only 
made  the  water  color  design,  but  also  assisted  in  the 
embroidery  and  other  work.  Miss  Jessie  M.  Newell 
of  Ascutneyville,  Vermont,  had  charge  of  the  mak- 


ing  of  the  silk  banners.  Others  employed  in  this 
work  are  Miss  Frances  B.  Atwater,  correspondent 
and  translator;  Miss  D.  M.  Smith,  secretary;  Miss 
Grace  C.  Brooke  and  Miss  M.  E.  Williams,  who 
mounted  the  collection,  and  Mr.  Kenneth  G.  Collins, 
who  wrote  many  of  the  histories.  It,  therefore, 
will  be  seen  that  much  labor  and  expense  has 
necessarily  been  involved  in  carrying  on  this  work. 

The  collection  of  photographs  is  contained  in  three 
volumes,  as  follows: 

1.  France,  Belgium,  Italy  and  lesser  Allies. 

2.  United  States  and  American  Republics. 

3.  Great  Britain  and  Colonies. 

Only  one  replica  of  the  Marshal  Foch  banner  has 
been  made.  Another  banner  was  made  (quite  dif¬ 
ferent  in  design,  however) ,  which  has  been  presented 
to  Premier  David  Lloyd  George. 

The  collection,  together  with  the  banner,  is  to  be 
exhibited : — 

In  Hartford,  Connecticut,  at  the  Center  Church 
House,  on  Tuesday,  November  1st,  and  Wednesday, 
November  2nd,  from  10  A.  M.  to  10  P.  M. 

In  New  York  City  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel, 
34th  St.  and  5th  Ave.,  in  the  “Assembly  Room,” 
from  Monday,  November  7th  to  Saturday,  November 
12th,  from  10  A.  M.  to  10  P.  M. 

Attendants  will  be  present  at  both  exhibits  in 
order  to  facilitate  the  showing  of  the  collection. 

A  complete  index  of  the  collection  of  autographs 
is  provided,  in  duplicate,  for  general  reference.  It  is 
urged  that  visitors  examine  these;  note  the  auto¬ 
graphs  by  volume  and  page,  which  they  desire  to  in¬ 
spect  ;  then  inform  the  attendant,  who  will  promptly 
open  the  volume  to  the  proper  page  and  exhibit  the 
autograph. 

The  autographs  are  mounted  about  as  follows: 
The  signed  photograph,  the  letter  (generally  mount¬ 
ed  in  a  folder,  with  a  lock  device,  to  keep  it  closed)  ; 
the  envelope,  in  which  the  letter  was  received  ;  a 
history  is  also  attached.  If  the  letter  is  in  a  foreign 
language,  a  translation  is  added. 

Each  volume  has  an  illuminated  title  page,  a  copy 
of  the  Marshal  Foch  Banner  and  an  Index,  of  the 


volume,  and  of  the  whole  collection.  The  name  of 
the  person  is  placed  at  the  bottom  of  the  page,  or 
both  top  and  bottom,  if  two  autographs  are  mounted 
on  one  page. 

The  patrons  who  have  been  kind  enough  to  allow 
their  names  to  be  used  in  connection  with  this  exhi¬ 
bition,  are  as  follows : 


PATRONS 


His  Excellency,  Hon.  Everett  J. 

Connecticut. 

His  Honor,  Newton  C.  Brainard, 
Mr.  Joseph  W.  Alsop 
Mrs.  Joseph  W.  Alsop 
Mrs.  Lucius  B.  Barbour 
Mr.  Charles  Hopkins  Clark 
Mrs.  Charles  Hopkins  Clark 
Mr.  Atwood  Collins 
Mrs.  Nina  Duryea 
Mr.  Charles  A.  Goodwin 
Mrs.  Elgin  R.  L.  Gould 
Maj.-Gen.  James  G.  Harbord 
Mrs.  Ripley  Hitchcock 
Col.  James  L.  Howard 
Mrs.  Mary  Mather  Hooker 
Rear  Admiral  Harry  S.  Knapp 
Rev.  Ernest  DeF.  Miel 
Bishop  John  G.  Murray 
Rev.  Remson  B.  Ogilby 
Rev.  Rockwell  Harmon  Potter 
Justice  Samuel  0.  Prentice 
Mrs.  C.  L.  F.  Robinson 
Mrs.  Louis  Livingston  Seaman 
Mr.  Chas.  F.  T.  Seaverns 
Mrs.  Chas.  F.  T.  Seaverns 
Mr.  Herbert  Knox  Smith 
Mrs.  Herbert  Knox  Smith 
Mr.  Archibald  A.  Welch 
Mrs.  Archibald  A.  Welch 
Mr.  Meigs  H.  Whaples 
Mr.  W.  A.  White 
Dr.  George  C.  F.  Williams 


Lake,  Governor  of 

Mayor  of  Hartford. 

Avon,  Conn. 

Avon,  Conn. 
Hartford 
Hartford 
Hartford 
Hartford 
Stockbridge,  Mass. 

Hartford 
New  York  City 
Washington,  D.  C. 
New  York  City 
Hartford 
Hartford 
Hartford 
Hartford 
Hartford 
Hartford 
Hartford 
Hartford 
Hartford 
New  York  City 
Hartford 
Hartford 
Farmington,  Conn. 
Farmington,  Conn. 

Hartford 
Hartford 
Hartford 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
Hartford 


This  collection  contains  many  interesting  letters 
from  persons  who  did  valuable  work  during  the  war. 
A  few  are  noted  here : 

Cardinal  Mercier,  France  Vol.  Pages  78-79. 

Cardinal  Mercier  with  great  courage  defied  the 
Kaiser,  and  he  sustained  his  people  with  wonderful 
skill,  amidst  the  most  bitter  experiences  the  Bel¬ 
gians  have  ever  had  to  endure. 

Catherine  Breshkovsky,  France  Vol.  Pages  130-131. 

She  belonged  to  a  noble  Russian  family,  but  left 
them  to  take  up  the  great  battle  for  Russian  free¬ 
dom.  She  has  been  in  exile  and  in  prison  for  30 
years,  and  yet  her  spirit  is  not  broken.  She  is  even 
now  at  work  among  the  people  in  the  Russian  Car¬ 
pathians. 

Duchess  de  Rohan,  France  Vol.  Page  70. 

The  Dowager  Duchess  of  Rohan  converted  her 
residence  into  a  great  hospital,  and  supervised  the 
staff  for  five  years,  and  she  cared  for  the  wounded 
herself. 

Burgomaster  Adolph  Max,  France  Vol.  Pages  80-81. 

He  fearlessly  championed  the  rights  of  the  citizens 
of  Brussels.  Although  thrown  into  prison  for  a  long 
period,  he  came  out  on  the  day  of  the  German  evacu¬ 
ation,  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  heroic  figures  in 
the  war. 

M.  Ceulemans,  France  Vol.  Page  101. 

“Ceulemans,”  alias  “Priest,”  served  Belgium  in 
many  secret  undertakings.  He  carried  out  splendid 
work  through  the  “Mot  du  Soldat,”  a  secret  publica¬ 
tion  that  helped  many  families  to  find  their  own 
people.  His  real  name  is  not  given  herein. 

The  Polish  Grey  Samaritans,  France  Vol. 

Pages  140-141. 

The  Polish  Grey  Samaritans  comprise  a  large  body 
of  Polish  young  women,  who,  under  the  leadership 
of  “General  Kay” — Miss  Stephaine  Kozlowska, 
opened  up  kitchens  in  Poland  and  did  much  heroic 
work  there  in  caring  for  the  unfortunates. 


Miles.  Jeanne  and  Madeleine  Winsback,  France  Vol. 
Page  72. 

These  two  young  girls  themselves  made  a  United 
States  flag,  and  flew  it  to  the  breeze  in  Briey,  France, 
when  this  country  entered  the  war.  This  flag  is 
shown  in  a  water  color  drawing  in  the  France  vol¬ 
ume,  page  72 ;  it  has  seven  red  and  white  stripes  and 
eleven  stars! 

Flora  Sandes,  France  Co.  Page  123. 

Miss  Sandes  is  an  Englishwoman,  who  went  to 
Serbia  as  a  nurse.  She  enlisted  later  as  a  private, 
and  rose  to  the  rank  of  second  lieutenant.  She  has 
received  decorations  for  her  heroism. 

Misses  Irene  and  Gladys  McIntyre  (Mrs.  Harmon), 
U.  S.  Vol.  Pages  150-151. 

These  Salvation  Army  lassies  went  to  France  and 
became  famous  as  the  “Doughnut  Girls,”  making 
real  doughnuts  for  the  American  boys,  that  no  doubt 
gladdened  their  hearts  during  many  difficult  times. 

Sir  William  Ashbee  Tritton  and  Major  Walter  Gor¬ 
don  Wilson,  Great  Britain  Vol.  Pages  80-81. 
These  men  have  become  famous  as  the  inventors 
and  builders  of  the  wonderful  “Tanks”  that  startled 
the  enemy,  and  won  many  a  battle.  The  history  of 
the  tank  development  is  of  very  great  interest. 

Rear  Admiral  Sir  Roger  Keyes,  Great  Britain  Vol. 
Page  41. 

Commander  Edward  0.  B.  S.  Osborne,  Great  Britain 
Vol.  Page  74. 

Captain  Arthur  Chater,  Great  Britain  Vol.  Page  74. 
Captain  Hubert  Lynes,  Great  Britain  Vol.  Page  75. 

These  men  are  among  the  prominent  ones  who 
carried  out  the  great  Zeebrugge  attack — an  event 
that  ranks  with  the  most  heroic  episodes  of  the  war. 

Daniel  Willard,  Jr.,  U.  S.  A.  Vol.  Page  135. 
This  young  man  enlisted  in  the  service  and  was 
sent  to  France,  wdiere  he  engaged  in  active  war  work. 
He  rose  to  be  a  Captain.  His  picture  is  included  in 
this  collection,  because  it  represents  the  young 


American  manhood  that  went  to  France  to  help  the 
great  cause  of  freedom. 

The  Collection  contains  a  great  array  of  famous 
names.  For  example  the  names  of  the  following  ex¬ 
pected  delegates  to  the  Arms  Conference  will  be 
found  in  the  three  volumes: — 

In  the  France  Volume. 

Marshal  Ferdinand  Foch 

Ambassador  Jean  Jules  Jusserand 

General  Buat 

General  Berthelot 

General  Jacques 

Baron  Moncheur 

General  Armando  Diaz. 

Tommaso  Tittoni 
Baron  Shidehara 
Dr.  Wellington  Koo 
Dr.  Sao  Ke  Sze 

In  the  United  States  Volume. 

President  Warren  G.  Harding 
Sec.  of  State  Charles  E.  Hughes 
Senator  Henry  Cabot  Lodge 
Senator  Oscar  W.  Underwood. 

In  the  Great  Britain  Volume. 

Premier  David  Lloyd  George 
Rt.  Hon.  Arthur  J.  Balfour 
Rt.  Hon.  Andrew  Bonar  Law 
Sir  Maurice  Hankey 
Rt.  Hon.  Sir  Auckland  Geddes 
Rt.  Hon.  Robert  L.  Borden 
Hon.  George  Foster  Pearce. 

SELLING  THE  COLLECTION 

A  committee  has  been  appointed  to  take  charge  of 
the  selling  of  this  collection  at  private  sale,  for  noth¬ 
ing  will  be  sold  at  the  exhibitions.  THE  FINANCE 
COMMITTEE  comprises, 

Charles  Edward  Prior,  Jr.,  Treasurer,  Security 
Trust  Co.,  Hartford,  Conn. 

George  S.  Godard,  State  Librarian,  Hartford, 
Conn. 

Clement  C.  Hyde,  Principal  Hartford  Public  High 
School,  Hartford,  Conn. 


This  Committee  will  hold  a  session  at  the  Waldorf- 
Astoria  Hotel,  34th  Street  and  5th  Avenue,  New 
York  City,  on  Thursday,  November  10th,  from  11 
A.  M.  until  4  P.  M.,  in  a  committee  room,  especially 
engaged  for  the  purpose  of  giving  an  opportunity  to 
confer  with  prospective  purchasers.  The  Collection 
is  to  be  sold  as  a  whole,  including  the  banner,  the 
three  volumes  and  stands,  complete  as  exhibited. 

Those  interested  in  securing  this  collection  are  in¬ 
vited  to  meet  the  Committee ;  or  they  may  send  rep¬ 
resentatives ;  or  they  may  address  the  undersigned 
Committee,  directing  their  inquiries  to  Mr.  Charles 
Edward  Prior,  Jr.,  Treasurer,  Security  Trust  Com¬ 
pany,  Hartford,  Conn, 
ject  offers. 


DISTRIBUTION  OF  FUNDS 

If  the  Collection  is  sold,  the  funds  will  be  dis¬ 
tributed  to  Organized  Societies  in  the  various  allied 
countries,  for  the  benefit  of  sufferers  in  the  Great 
War,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Finance  Committee. 

GENERAL  REMARKS 

Those  persons  who  may  be  interested  in  purchas¬ 
ing  this  Collection  which  will  be  sold  as  a  whole  are 
invited  to  consult  the  blue  circular,  entitled, 
FINANCE;  COMMITTEE  CIRCULAR,  which  ex¬ 
plains  the  plans  under  which  this  collection  may  be 
acquired. 

It  was  originally  proposed  to  ask  for  subscriptions 
under  a  subscription  plan,  but  this  plan  has  been 
abandoned.  The  Committee,  however,  believe  that 
some  persons  may  be  interested  to  contribute  to  the 
funds  to  be  distributed,  and  if  any  contributions  are 
received,  these  entire  proceeds  will  be  turned  over 
for  sufferers  in  the  Allied  Nations.  How  checks 
should  be  made  out,  and  what  other  things  will  be 
done  with  the  funds  may  be  found  out  by  examining 
the  FINANCE  COMMITTEE  CIRCULAR. 

The  Finance  Committee  have  not  placed  a  fixed 
value  upon  this  Autograph  Collection. 

Upon  inspection  it  will  be  acknowledged  that  the 
collection  is  unique;  there  is  but  one  copy  in  exist¬ 
ence;  it  cannot  be  duplicated,  for  many  persons  are 


out  of  office,  or  are  dead,  or  many  be  unwilling  to 
again  give  their  autographs.  The  Collection  is  to 
be  sold  for  the  benefit  of  sufferers  in  the  Allied  Na¬ 
tions,  and  it  is  not  a  money  making  enterprise.  The 
Collection  will  not  be  reproduced.  Only  a  few  photo¬ 
graphs  have  been  used  in  the  catalog,  and  in  the 
papers. 

For  these  reasons  the  Finance  Committee  can 
confidently  offer  the  Collection  for  sale,  and  it  hopes 
to  receive  propositions  for  its  purchase.  If  no 
adequate  sum  is  offered,  it  will  be  withdrawn  from 
sale,  and  held  for  some  more  auspicious  time. 

The  Committee  will  be  ready  at  all  times  to  give 
information  in  its  power,  in  order  to  assist  the  con¬ 
templating  purchaser. 

Attention  is  called  to  a  very  interesting  article 
which  appeared  in  the  Hartford  Courant,  on  Sunday, 
October  23rd,  1921. 

WILLIAM  ALBERT  LORENZ. 

Dated  at  Hartford,  Conn.,  October  31,  1921. 


TRANSLATIONS  AND  COPIES  OF 

LETTERS  IN  THE  COLLECTION 


Many  letters  received  are  of  absorbing  interest, 
and  very  sincere  thanks  are  extended  to  those  who 
furnished  them. 

They  express  unbounded  esteem  and  affection  for 
Marshal  Foch;  they  voice  great  confidence  in  the 
final  outcome  of  the  war ;  they  give  unstinted  praise 
to  the  valor  and  spirit  of  the  American  soldiers ;  and 
they  express  their  wish  to  help  the  unfortunate  peo¬ 
ples  who  have  suffered,  by  contributing  to  this  Col¬ 
lection. 

Monsieur  Foch  was  kind  enough  to  supply  two 
signed  photographs  (one  of  which  is  mounted  in  the 
France  volume,  and  one  in  the  United  States  vol¬ 
ume).  He  has  also  sent  a  signed  letter  (mounted 
in  the  France  volume)  and  two  manuscript  letters 
(mounted  in  the  United  States  volume.)  One  of 
these  letters  refers  particularly  to  Marshal  FoclTs 
appreciation  of  the  A.  E.  F.  soldiers  in  France. 

Among  the  great  number  of  interesting  letters 
that  have  been  received  are  the  following: 

1.  From  Marshal  Foch,  United  States  Vol.  Page  4. 

Translation  of  Letter  from  Marshal  Foch. 

C.  Q.  G.  A. 

Office  of  the  High  Command 
of  the  Allied  Armies. 

General  Staff. 

The  American  soldiers,  by  their  valor  and  spirit,  have 
won  the  admiration  of  all,  in  the  battles  in  which  they  took 
part,  at  the  side  of  the  Allies,  for  the  triumph  of  the  Common 
Ideal. 

F.  FOCH. 

January  13,  1920. 


2.  From  General  Lyautey,  France  Vol.  Page  18. 
Translation  of  Letter  from  General  Lyautey. 

January  6,  1920. 

General  Lyautey, 

Resident  General  at  Morocco. 

Sir: — 

I  have  received  your  reproduction  of  the  banner  of 
Victory-Harmony  which  harmonizes  the  sacred  colors  of  the 
Allies.  I  wish  to  express  to  you  my  deep  gratitude  and  it 
is  with  the  greatest  pleasure  that  I  am  sending  you  my 
signed  photograph  and  authorize  you  to  sell  it  for  the  benefit 
of  the  work  for  relief  funds. 

I  beg  you  to  accept  this  with  the  assurance  of  my  highest 
regards. 

LYAUTEY. 

3.  From  General  H.  Berthelot,  France  Vol.  Page 
26. 

Translation  of  Letter  from  General  H.  Berthelot. 

Sir: — 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter 
of  July  1st  and  of  your  enclosure  of  the  same  date. 

The  idea  of  a  banner  uniting  the  colors  of  all  the  peoples 
who  took  part  in  the  struggle  for  the  Right  against  Bar¬ 
barism  and  brought  Victory  to  civilization,  is  a  very  happy 
one,  which  does  you  honor. 

Accept,  Sir,  the  assurance  of  my  highest  regards. 

H.  BERTHELOT. 

Paris,  July  30,  1919. 

4.  From  General  A.  de  Boissoudy,  France  Vol. 
Page  37. 

Translation  of  Letter  from  General  A.  de  Boissoudy. 

General  de  Boissoudy.  Rennes,  March  2,  1920. 

Very  Honored  Sir: — 

Your  letter  of  Jan.  31,  1920,  which  gives  me  your  address, 
permits  me  to  grant  your  request.  I  do  this  all  the  more 
gladly  as  I  want  to  thank  you  for  the  envoys  that  you  have 
kindly  sent  me,  first  of  the  lithograph  of  the  banner  pre¬ 
sented  to  Marshal  Foch,  and  later  the  copy  of  the  photograph 
of  the  illustrious  Marshal. 

Having  had  the  honor  in  the  course  of  the  great  war,  as 
Commander  of  the  Army  of  Alsace  (the  7th)  and  later  of 
the  French  Army  in  Belgium,  of  having  under  my  orders 
thirteen  American  divisions,  I  seize  with  eagerness  the 
occasion  that  is  offered  me  to  express  to  you  my  grateful 
admiration  for  those  valiant  troops,  for  the  spirit  of  sacrifice 
and  the  warlike  valor  of  the  soldiers;  for  the  rare  qualities 
of  character  and  heart  of  their  leaders. 

The  Americans  and  the  French  have  been  brothers  in 
arms,  who  appreciated  each  other,  who  loved  each  other! 


May  this  brotherhood  of  arms,  sealed  in  the  trenches  and 
under  shell-shot,  be  continued  in  peace,  and  become  the 
brotherhood  of  souls,  a  sure  guarantee  of  the  closer  tie  still 
growing  stronger  between  the  two  sister  Republics. 

Accept,  Sir,  the  expression  of  my  highest  regards, 
(Signed)  A.  DE  BOISSOUDY, 

Member  of  the  Superior  Council  of  War. 


5.  From  Admiral  S.  Lacaze,  France  Vol.  Page  42. 
Translation  of  Letter  from  Admiral  S.  Lacaze. 

Minister  of  the  Navy.  French  Republic, 

Paris,  December  4,  1919. 

Sir: — 

I  have  received  the  reproduction  of  the  banner  given  to 
Marshal  Foch  and  I  wish  to  thank  you  for  it  and  at  the  same 
time  to  congratulate  you  on  the  happy  thought  that  you  have 
had  of  symbolizing  in  this  way  by  the  assembly  of  their 
national  flags,  the  union  of  all  the  people  which  have  fought 
for  right  and  justice. 

America,  although  arriving  last,  did  not  have  the  least 
part  in  it,  for  her  admirable  thrust  decided  the  victory. 

But  to  have  conquered  those  who  threatened  so  danger¬ 
ously  the  national  life  of  the  free  people,  would  be  nothing, 
if  we  do  not  make  our  union  still  closer  in  peace,  in  order 
to  repair  the  harm  done  and  not  permit  it  to  return. 

S.  LACAZE. 

According  to  your  desire  you  will  find  enclosed  my 
signed  photograph. 


From  Jean  Jules  Jusserand,  France  Vol.  Page 

Washington,  February  25,  1920. 


Ambassador  of  the  French  Republic 

at  the  United  States. 

Dear  Sir: — 

As  you  surmised,  your  letter  of  July  5th  never  reached 
me,  hence  the  lack  of  an  answer  for  which  I  express  my 
regret. 

Allow  me  to  now  offer  you  my  thanks  for  the  photograph 
of  Marshal  Foch  which  you  have  just  sent  me.  I  may  tell 
you  that  it  is  one  of  those  he  considers  the  best  and  there  is 
no  doubt  that  in  my  judgment,  it  renders  very  well  the 
expression  of  decision,  of  clearsightedness  and  intrepid  reso¬ 
lution  of  the  great  soldier  who,  at  the  head  of  the  Allied 
troops,  led  them  to  victory,  thus  securing,  as  we  hope  the 
permanent  triumph  of  what  is  dearest  to  every  American  and 
French  heart,  that  is  Justice  and  Liberty. 

I  am  sending  you  by  this  mail  the  signed  photograph  of 
myself  which  you  requested.  Believe  me, 

Sincerely, 


JUSSERAND. 


7.  From  Baron  Moncheur  (Belgium) ,  France  Vol. 
Page  96. 

Translation  of  Letter  from  Baron  Moncheur. 

October  21,  1919. 

Belgian  Legation, 

59  Sloane  Gardens,  S.  W. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Lorenz: — 

I  am  very  grateful  to  you  for  sending  me  the  lithograph 
representing  the  beautiful  banner  which  has  been  presented 
to  Marshal  Foch. 

The  soldiers  of  France  have  fought  side  by  side  with 
the  valiant  sons  of  free  America  for  the  common  cause  of 
Justice  and  Liberty. 

The  banner  which  you  presented  to  the  illustrious  man 
of  war  who  led  the  Allies  to  Victory,  is  the  emblem  of  the 
union  of  the  people,  determined  to  make  triumphant  this  noble 
cause  forever. 

Believe  me,  very  respectfully  yours, 

(Signed)  BARON  MONCHEUR. 

8.  From  Lieut.-Gen.  Gillain  (Belgium),  France 
Vol.  Page  84. 

Translation  of  Letter  from  Lt.-Gen.  Gillain. 

General  Headquarters, 

Brussels,  December  19,  1919. 

Mr.  William  Albert  Lorenz, 

Hartford,  Conn.,  U.  S.  A. 

Sir: — 

I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  the 
lithograph  reproducing  the  banner  presented  to  Marshal 
Foch,  as  a  mark  of  admiration  from  his  American  friends. 

I  accept  with  joy  and  gratitude  the  emblem  of  Victory 
that  your  kindness  and  delicacy  have  suggested  sending  to 
me.  I  shall  keep  it  as  a  precious  souvenir  of  the  great 
country,  friend  and  ally,  whose  decisive  intervention  in  the 
Great  War  permitted  Belgium  to  gather  the  fruits  of  her 
long  and  tragic  resistance  to  the  invader,  and  restored 
civilization  in  Europe. 

At  your  request  I  am  sending  you  my  signed  photograph, 
authorizing  you  to  use  it  in  any  way  which  would  help  the 
work  of  World  War  relief. 

Kindly  accept,  Sir,  the  expression  of  my  highest  esteem. 

(Signed)  LT.  GEN.  GILLAIN. 

9.  From  General  Diaz  (Italy),  France  Vol.  Page 
106. 

Translation  of  Letter  from  General  Diaz. 

Rome,  November,  1920. 

Most  Valued  Signor,  Wm.  Albert  Lorenz, 

Hartford,  Conn. 

With  pleasure  I  respond  to  your  enterprise  for  the  benefit 
of  the  Allies,  which  demonstrates  how  the  sense  of  comrade¬ 
ship  still  lives  between  those  who  expended  their  best  energies 


for  the  triumph  of  the  common  cause,  inspired  by  a  profound 
sentiment  of  justice  and  liberty. 

The  union  that  so  shone  on  the  battlefields  and  has 
contributed  so  much  to  the  glorious  successes,  is  being  con¬ 
served  and  reinforced  in  Peace,  for  it  is  today  more  than  ever 
through  individual  power  that  the  collective  power  prevails, 
and  the  future  should  be  a  noble  affirmation  of  human 
solidarity,  in  the  record  of  the  duty  of  all  united. 

I  willingly  send  my  photograph,  to  which  I  add  a  copy 
of  the  bulletin  that  proclaimed  the  finish  of  the  war  on  the 
Italian  front,  with  most  sincere  wishes  for  the  good  results 
of  the  work  which  you  have  undertaken. 

Please  accept  at  the  same  time  the  expression  of  my 
sincere  regards. 

(Signed)  GENERAL  A.  DIAZ. 

10.  From  General  Dupont,  France  Vol.  Page  38. 
Translation  of  Letter  from  General  Dupont. 

Berlin,  July  26,  1919. 

Sir: — 

I  have  just  received  your  lithograph  in  colors  of  the 
Marshal  Foch  banner  and  I  have  the  honor  of  thanking  you 
for  your  kind  gift. 

Under  this  form,  of  an  artistic  simplicity,  it  symbolizes 
in  the  best  possible  manner,  the  union  of  the  peoples  of  the 
world  struggling  for  liberty  and  independence. 

Kindly  accept,  Sir,  the  expression  of  my  highest  regards. 

GENERAL  DUPONT, 

Head  of  the  French  Military  Mission, 

11.  From  Dr.  Lyman  Abbott,  U.  S.  A.  Vol.  Page 
119. 

Cornwall-on-Hudson,  N.  Y. 

September  22,  1921. 

Mr.  William  Albert  Lorenz, 

60  Prospect  Street, 

Hartford,  Conn. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Lorenz: — 

Answering  your  favor  of  September  14th  I  venture  to 
express  my  view  of  America’s  participation  in  the  Great 
World  War.  In  the  American  Revolution  we  fought  for  our 
own  freedom.  In  the  War  of  1812  we  fought  for  the  freedom 
of  the  seas  for  all  nations.  In  our  Civil  War  we  fought  for 
the  emancipation  of  our  country  from  slavery  and  the  crea¬ 
tion  of  a  great  nation  out  of  what  had  been  originally  a 
confederation  of  states.  In  the  Spanish-American  War  we 
fought  for  the  emancipation  of  a  neighbor  at  our  door  suffer¬ 
ing  under  a  sixteenth  century  despotism.  In  the  Great  World 
War  we  fought  for  a  world  civilization  threatened  by  an 
extraordinary  eruption  of  barbarism  and  in  so  doing  fought 
for  people  whose  land  most  of  our  soldiers  had  never  before 
visited  and  whose  language  few  of  them  knew. 

Yours  sincerely, 

LYMAN  ABBOTT. 


12.  From  Maj.-Gen.  Henry  T.  Allen,  U.  S.  A. 
Vol.  Page  56. 

AMERICAN  FORCES  IN  GERMANY. 

Coblenz, 

September  28,  1919. 

Office  of  the  Commanding  General. 

Dear  Sir: — 

Please  accept  my  sincere  thanks  for  the  very  beautiful 
lithograph  of  the  silk  banner  presented  to  Marshal  Foch  by 
some  admiring  friends  in  America.  This  banner  will  serve 
to  recall  the  exploits  of  our  valiant  Allies  in  their  long  years 
of  struggling  against  a  most  formidable  enemy,  as  well  as 
the  not  less  heroic  and  magnificent  conduct  of  our  own  men 
in  battle.  Conscious  of  their  efforts  for  liberty  and  civiliza¬ 
tion,  our  warring  men,  and  all  those  who  so  nobly  backed  them 
at  home,  were  living  on  a  high  spiritual  plane  a  life  that 
must  for  all  times  make  them  better  men  and  women.  There¬ 
fore,  in  spite  of  the  dreadful  scourge  that  this  war  has  been, 
it  has  ennobled  in  a  high  degree  those  who  so  unflinchingly 
faced  the  Great  Hereafter,  nights  and  days  in  long  succession. 

The  beautiful  banner  is  a  symbol  of  all  that  and  I  am 
accordingly  most  appreciative  of  your  act  in  sending  it  to  me. 

Yours  very  truly, 

HENRY  T.  ALLEN, 

Major-General,  U.  S.  A. 


13.  From  Gen.  C.  R.  Edwards,  U.  S.  A.  Vol.  Page 
40. 

HEADQUARTERS 
NORTHEASTERN  DEPARTMENT, 

BOSTON,  MASS. 

January  8,  1920. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Lorenz: — 

I  have  your  letter  of  December  20th,  it  just  came  to 
hand,  sending  me  copy  of  your  lithograph  of  a  beautiful  silk 
banner  which  was  presented  to  Marshal  Foch  by  friends  in 
the  United  States.  This  is  the  first  letter  I  have  received 
from  you;  I  heard  nothing  about  that  which  you  tell  me  you 
wrote  me  on  July  18th,  last. 

I  thank  you  for  sending  me  this  lithograph.  I  am  glad 
to  subscribe  myself  as  indorsing  your  project  to  use  the 
proceeds  for  war  relief  funds  in  the  countries  that  have 
suffered  in  the  Great  War,  devoting  the  proceeds  among 
those  who  most  greatly  need  them. 

I  am  sending  you  a  signed  photograph  which  you  request 
which  I  trust  you  will  accept  with  my  compliments  and 
indorsement. 

Sincerely  yours, 

(Signed)  C.  R.  EDWARDS, 

Major  General,  U.  S.  A. 

Mr.  William  Albert  Lorenz, 

Hartford,  Connecticut. 


14.  From  Maj.-Gen.  Chas.  T.  Menoher,  U.  S.  A. 
Vol.  Page  46. 

WAR  DEPARTMENT 
AIR  SERVICE 
Washington 

Office  of  the  Director. 

September  10,  1919. 

Dear  Sir: — 

Permit  me  to  thank  you  for  the  lithograph  of  the  Marshal 
Foch  banner  which  you  so  kindly  sent  me.  As  the  former 
Commander  of  the  Rainbow  Division  the  composite  color 
scheme  of  your  banner  has  a  special  significance. 

It  may  be  of  interest  to  note  that  on  at  least  three 
occasions  when  the  Division  was  hotly  engaged  with  the 
enemy,  the  rainbow  appeared  over  the  battlefield.  It  is  not 
difficult  to  imagine  the  effect  that  such  a  phenomenon  would 
have  on  the  morale  of  the  Division.  With  such  a  pledge  of 
promise  there  could  be  only  one  outcome  of  any  action  in 
which  the  Division  was  engaged. 

With  best  wishes  for  full  success  of  the  procuring  of 
money  for  the  world  war  relief,  I  am, 

Very  sincerely, 

CHAS.  T.  MENOHER, 

Major  General,  U.  S.  A. 

Mr.  William  Albert  Lorenz, 

Hartford,  Connecticut. 


15.  From  Admiral  H.  B.  Wilson,  U.  S.  A.  Vol. 
Page  84. 

U.  S.  S.  Pennsylvania, 

New  York,  New  York, 

12  August,  1919. 

My  Dear  Sir: — 

It  gives  me  great  pleasure  to  accept  the  reproduction  of 
the  Marshal  Foch  Victory-Harmony  Banner  which  you  have 
so  kindly  sent  to  me. 

This  banner  will  serve  as  a  reminder  of  the  powerful 
forces  that  have  triumphed  in  the  struggle  to  preserve  all 
that  is  best  in  modern  civilization. 

Most  sincerely, 

HENRY  B.  WILSON, 

Admiral,  U.  S.  Navy. 

16.  From  Gilbert  Grosvenor,  U.  S.  A.  Vol.  Page 
139. 

NATIONAL  GEOGRAPHIC  SOCIETY 
Washington,  D.  C. 

Gilbert  Grosvenor,  President 

April  29,  1920. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Lorenz: — 

I  congratulate  you  upon  the  appropriateness  of  your  gift 
to  Marshal  Foch,  Commander  in  Chief  of  the  Armies  of  the 
Allies,  in  the  war  for  the  preservation  of  human  liberties. 


A  nation’s  flag  is  the  symbol  of  a  people’s  aspirations, 
the  epitome  of  its  history,  the  emblem  of  its  idealism.  In 
the  artistic  assembling  of  the  ensigns  of  all  the  Allied  Powers 
and  in  giving  this  mosaic  flag  the  name  of  the  Victory  Har¬ 
mony  Banner,  you  have  given  to  the  foremost  soldier  of 
twentieth  century  France  a  trophy  which  some  day  should 
hang  in  that  greatest  of  all  shrines  to  military  glory — the 
Tomb  of  Napoleon. 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

GILBERT  GROSVENOR. 

Mr.  Wilber  Albert  Lorenz, 

No.  60  Prospect  Street, 

Hartford,  Connecticut. 

17.  From  Hon.  Wm.  Gibbs  McAdoo,  U.  S.  A.  Vol. 
Page  10. 

McADOO,  COTTON  &  FRANKLIN, 

Attorneys  at  Law, 

120  Broadway,  New  York. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Lorenz: — 

Please  let  me  thank  you  for  the  lithograph  of  the  silk 
banner  which  was  presented  to  Marshal  Foch  by  his  American 
friends  in  recognition  of  his  services  in  the  Great  War.  It  is 
a  deserved  tribute  to  Marshal  Foch,  whose  splendid  achieve¬ 
ments  as  leader  of  the  Allied  forces  in  the  war,  I  had  an 
unusual  opportunity,  as  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  of  the 
United  States  during  that  period,  to  fully  appreciate. 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

W.  G.  McADOO. 

Wm.  Albert  Lorenz,  Esq., 

60  Prospect  Street, 

Hartford,  Conn. 

18.  From  Hon.  Herbert  Hoover,  U.  S.  A.  Vol. 
Page.  14. 

115  Broadway, 

New  York  City, 

April  27,  1920. 

William  Albert  Lorenz,  Esquire, 

60  Prospect  Street, 

Hartford,  Conn. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Lorenz: — 

It  has  just  been  brought  to  my  attention  that  your  letter 
of  January  15th  has  never  been  answered,  and  I  am  really 
ashamed,  but  must  vindicate  myself  by  saying  that  I  have 
recently  undergone  a  change  of  secretaries,  and  in  the  con¬ 
fusion  your  letter  has  been  lost  sight  of. 

The  silk  banner  which  you  sent  was  wonderful  and  I 
shall  regard  it  always  as  one  of  my  most  valuable  possessions. 

Pursuant  to  your  request  I  am  enclosing  an  autographed 
photograph  of  myself  which  I  trust  will  be  acceptable  to  you 
even  at  this  late  date. 

With  kind  regards, 

Faithfully  yours, 

(Signed)  HERBERT  HOOVER. 


HH/JM 


19.  From  Col.  E  .M.  House,  U.  S.A.  Vol.  Page  115. 

COMMISSIONER  PLENIPOTENTIARY  OF  THE 
UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA. 

London,  12,  September,  1919. 

Dear  Sir: — 

Thank  you  for  sending  me  the  lithograph  of  the  silk 
banner  which  was  presented  to  Marshal  Foch  by  some  of 
his  American  friends. 

Sincerely  yours, 

(Signed)  E.  M.  HOUSE. 

Mr.  William  A.  Lorenz, 

Hartford,  Conn. 

20.  From  Lt.-General  Hunter  Liggett,  U.  S.  A. 
Vol.  Page  22. 

ARMY  OF  OCCUPATION, 

Third  U.  S.  Army, 

Office  Commanding  General. 

Dear  Mr.  Lorenz: — 

I  am  glad  to  have  a  lithograph  of  the  banner  which  was 
so  appropriately  presented  to  Marshal  Foch  for  whom  I  have 
feelings  of  warm  personal  regard  and  profound  respect  after 
many  months  of  service  with  our  forces  in  France  and 
Germany. 

Faithfully  yours, 

H.  LIGGETT, 

Lt.  General  United  States  Army. 
William  Albert  Lorenz,  Esq., 

Hartford,  Conn. 

21.  From  Major-General  J.  G.  Harbord,  U.  S.  A. 
Vol.  Page  24. 

AMERICAN  MILITARY  MISSION  TO  ARMENIA. 

Constantinople,  Turkey, 

October  12,  1919. 

Mr.  William  Albert  Lorenz, 

Hartford,  Conn. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Lorenz: — 

I  have  received  your  letter  of  August  13th,  which  fol¬ 
lowed  me  from  France  to  the  Near  East  and  reached  me  in 
Constantinople  on  my  return  from  Asiastic  Turkey. 

I  am  in  full  sympathy  with  your  plan  of  raising  funds 
for  relief  purposes  and  in  the  past  month  have  seen  one  of 
the  best  fields  in  the  world  for  such  relief, — Armenia. 

I  thank  you  for  your  kind  words  regarding  my  participa¬ 
tion  in  the  war,  and  beg  you  to  believe  me, 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

(Signed)  J.  G.  HARBORD, 

Major  General,  U.  S.  A., 

Chief  of  Mission. 


22.  From  Brig.-Gen.  Wm.  Mitchell,  U.  S.  A.  Vol. 
Page  65. 

WAR  DEPARTMENT, 

Division  of  Military  Aeronautics, 

Washington,  D.  C. 

Office  of  the  Director. 

September  25,  1919. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Lorenz: — 

It  gives  me  pleasure  to  accept  the  lithograph  of  the  silk 
banner  which  was  presented  to  Marshal  Foch  by  American 
friends. 

With  the  end  of  the  great  war  in  which  all  progressive 
nations  have  joined  against  the  common  foe  representing 
obsolete  ideas,  it  is  a  happy  thought  to  unite  in  a  Victory- 
Harmony  banner  symbolizing  the  ideals  for  which  we  all 
fought  through  to  victory. 

Sincerely  yours, 

WM.  MITCHELL, 
Brigadier  General,  U.  S.  A. 

Mr.  William  Albert  Lorenz, 

Hartford,  Conn. 

23.  From  Major-Gen.  Omar  Bundy,  U.  S.  A.  Vol. 
Page  31. 

HEADQUARTERS  CAMP  LEE, 

Petersburg,  Va. 

Mr.  William  Albert  Lorenz, 

Hartford,  Conn. 

My  Dear  Sir: — 

Please  accept  my  thanks  for  the  lithograph  of  the  beau¬ 
tiful  silk  banner  presented  by  American  friends  to  Marshal 
Foch. 

The  union  of  so  many  flags  is  a  fitting  emblem  of  the 
Unity  of  Command  under  which  Marshal  Foch  brought  the 
war  to  a  victorious  end. 

Yours  sincerely, 

OMAR  BUNDY, 

Major  General,  U.  S.  A. 

24.  From  Brig-Gen.  A.  W.  Catlin,  U.  S.  A.  Vol. 
Page  78. 

HEADQUARTERS  U.  S.  MARINE  CORPS. 

Washington, 

October  29,  1919. 

Mr.  William  Albert  Lorenz, 

Hartford,  Conn. 

Dear  Sir: — 

I  take  great  pleasure  in  acknowledging  the  receipt  of 
the  lithographic  copy  of  the  beautiful  silk  banner  presented 
to  Marshal  Foch.  I  am  proud  to  have  been  one  of  the  many 


who  served  under  this  great  leader,  although  wounds  pre¬ 
vented  me  from  being  there  when  the  great  victory  for  Right 
and  Humanity  was  finally  won. 

Cordially  yours, 

A.  W.  CATLIN, 
Brig.-Gen.  U.  S.  Marine  Corps. 


25.  From  Admiral  Bradley  A.  Fiske,  U.  S.  A.  Vol. 
Page  94. 

128  West  59th  Street, 

New  York,  Oct.  30,  1919. 

My  Dear  Sir: — 

I  accept  with  pleasure  the  lithograph  you  sent  me  of  the 
banner  presented  to  Marshal  Foch.  It  carries  in  beautiful 
pattern  the  banners,  in  miniature,  of  all  the  nations  that  won 
the  last  great  Victory, — that  overthrew  the  most  comprehen¬ 
sive,  the  most  thoroughly  planned,  and  the  most  determined 
attempt  to  gain  world  dominion  that  History  records. 

All  these  nations  deserve  approbation  for  the  part  they 
played; — but  it  was  the  fighters — on  the  land  and  the  sea  and 
in  the  air,  to  whom  we  must  in  justice  accord  the  supremest 
hour;  and  it  is  to  these  fighters  and  their  families  that  the 
greatest  suffering  has  come! 

The  Victory  was  won  for  the  benefit  of  many  hundred 
million  people.  Only  a  comparatively  few  underwent  great 
suffering  in  winning  it.  But  these  few  suffered  (and  are 
still  suffering)  enormously  and  intensely.  It  is  our  duty  as 
Americans,  as  Christians  and  simply  as  decent  people  to  take 
swift  and  adequate  measures  for  their  relief. 

Wishing  you  and  your  cause  all  possible  success,  I  am 
Ever  sincerely  yours, 

BRADLEY  A.  FISKE. 


26.  From  Rear  Admiral  A.  P.  Niblack,  U.  S.  A. 
Vol.  Page  91. 

NAVY  DEPARTMENT, 

OFFICE  OF  NAVAL  INTELLIGENCE, 
WASHINGTON. 

17  November,  1919. 

My  Dear  Mr.  Lorenz: — 

In  acknowledging  the  receipt  of  the  Marshal  Foch 
Victory-Banner,  I  wish  to  say  that  in  war  in  all  ages  the 
science  of  the  day  has  been  utilized  for  mutual  destruction, 
and  the  science  of  to-day  has  rendered  warfare  so  terrible 
that  the  question  of  universal  peace  would  seem  to  be  one 
of  science  rather  than  of  sentiment. 

Very  sincerely  yours, 

(Signed)  A.  P.  NIBLACK, 

Rear  Admiral,  U.  S.  Navy, 

Director  of  Naval  Intelligence. 


27.  From  Emma  Sterling  Lansing,  U.  S.  A.  Vol. 
Page  153. 

143  Clinton  St., 
Watertown,  N.  Y. 

Wm.  Albert  Lorenz, 

60  Prospect  St., 

Hartford,  Conn. 

Dear  Sir: — 

It  was  with  very  great  pleasure  that  I  received  the 
lithograph  of  the  beautiful  silk  banner  presented  to  Marshal 
Foch  by  some  friends  in  the  United  States.  After  two  years 
spent  with  the  Allied  Armies  in  France,  I  have  a  profound 
admiration  for  the  General  in  Supreme  command.  I  have 
personally  seen  the  desperate  need  for  aid  in  the  devasted 
regions  of  heroic  France  and  welcome  any  opportunity  to 
assist  in  the  relief  work. 

I  thank  you  for  thinking  of  me  when  distributing  the 
lithographs. 

Sincerely  yours, 

EMMA  STERLING  LANSING. 

November  the  twenty-ninth, 

Nineteen  twenty. 


28.  From  Rt.  Hon.  Sir  Wm.  E.  Goschen,  Great 
Britain  Vol.  Page  59. 

Beacon  Lodge, 

Christchurch,  Hants, 

24  November,  1919. 

Mr.  William  Albert  Lorenz. 

Sir: — 

I  beg  to  acknowledge,  with  many  thanks,  the  receipt  of 
the  Lithographs  of  the  beautiful  silk  Flag  presented  to 
Marshal  Foch  by  friends  in  the  United  States.  I  appreciate 
very  much  your  kind  thought  of  sending  me  these  lithographs 
as  emblems  of  the  wonderful  Victory  gained  by  the  Allied 
Armies  under  the  leadership  of  the  great  soldier  in  whose 
honour  the  Flag  was  devised.  To  me  the  lithograph  will  be 
a  perpetual  reminder,  not  only  of  the  Victory  but  also  of  the 
splendid  part  played  in  the  War  by  the  people  of  the  United 
States — both  those  who  fought  so  gallantly  and  successfully 
and  those  who  by  their  wonderful  gift  of  organization  and  by 
their  self  denial  and  patriotism  contributed  in  such  great 
measure  to  the  successes  won  by  their  compatriots  on  the 
field  of  battle. 

All  one’s  thoughts  and  energies  must  now  be  directed 
towards  restoring  the  equilibrium  of  the  world  and  causing 
the  present  state  of  unrest  to  cease — so  that  we  can  all  say 
that  the  blood  of  our  fellow  heroes  has  not  been  spilt  in  vain. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(Signed)  WM.  E.  GOSCHEN. 


29.  From  Rudyard  Kipling,  Great  Britain  Vol. 
Page  85. 

Burwash,  Bateman’s 

Etchingham.  Burwash, 

Sussex. 
Aug.  28/21. 

Dear  Sir: — 

In  reply  to  your  letter  of  the  12th  August,  I  have  much 
pleasure  in  sending  you  the  signed  photograph  for  which  you 
ask,  and  I  hope  that  your  collection  of  autographs  will  be  of 
great  material  benefit  to  the  funds  to  which  you  refer. 

Very  sincerely, 

RUDYARD  KIPLING. 

To  William  Albert  Lorenz. 


30.  From  Gen.  The  Earl  of  Cavan,  Great  Britain 
Vol.  Page  23. 

Wheathampstead, 

Hertfordshire. 

10  October,  1919. 

Gentlemen: 

I  beg  to  acknowledge  with  much  gratitude  the  litho¬ 
graph  of  the  silk  banner  which  you  have  been  kind  enough 
to  send  me. 

So  long  as  those  banners  are  only  unfurled  in  the  cause 
of  Right,  as  in  the  late  war,  so  long  is  the  world  united 
against  attack  on  Freedom  and  Progress. 

It  is  my  sincere  hope  that  in  the  future  years  the  banners 
of  all  civilized  communities  may  be  included  in  one  Harmoni¬ 
ous  League  of  Nations — and  if  this  wish  becomes  a  fact 
accomplished,  no  man  can  say  that  the  sacrifices  made  so 
willingly  from  1914  to  1918  were  a  vain  offering — since 
“Peace  shall  flourish  out  of  the  Earth.” 

CAVAN, 

Lt.  General. 


31.  From  Field  Marshal  Sir  William  Robertson, 

Great  Britain  Vol.  Page  15. 

General  Headquarters, 

British  Army  of  the  Rhine, 


12th  September,  1919. 

Sir: — 

I  beg  to  acknowledge  with  my  best  thanks  the  receipt  of 
the  lithograph  of  the  silk  banner  presented  to  Marshal  Foch 
by  his  American  admirers.  I  would  ask  your  acceptance  of 
the  enclosed  signed  photograph  of  myself,  which  is  a  snap¬ 
shot  taken  by  an  American  photographer  when  I  had  the 
privilege  of  visiting  the  American  troops  at  Coblenz  in 


August  last.  I  have  had  the  good  fortune,  both  during  the 
war  and  subsequent  to  the  Armistice,  to  be  intimately  asso¬ 
ciated  with  the  American  troops  and  their  leaders,  and  I  trust 
that  the  good  fellowship  established  during  this  period  will  be 
continued  for  many  years  to  come.  If  it  is,  the  peace  of  the 
world  will  be  assured. 

I  remain, 

Yours  truly, 

W.  R.  ROBERTSON, 

General. 

William  Albert  Lorenz,  Esq., 

Hartford,  Conn.,  U.  S.  A. 


32.  From  General  Smith-Dorrien,  Great  Britain 
Vol.  Page  20. 

10  September,  1919. 
GOVERNMENT  HOUSE, 

Gibraltar. 

Dear  Sir: — 

Permit  me  to  say  how  much  I  appreciate  the  kind  thought 
of  yourself  and  your  Committee  which  prompted  you  to  select 
me  as  one  of  the  fortutnate  ones  to  be  sent  a  picture  of  the 
most  beautiful  banner  presented  to  Marshal  Foch. 

I  am  having  it  framed  to  remaind  my  children  of  the 
great  world  combination  which  saved  the  human  race  from 
becoming  slaves  to  a  brutalised  autocracy. 

Yours  very  truly, 

H.  S.  SMITH-DORRIEN. 

To  Mr.  William  Albert  Lorenz. 

P.  S.  Agreeably  to  your  request  I  send  you  my  signed 
photograph. 


33.  From  General  Edmund  H.  H.  Allenby,  Great 
Britain  Vol.  Page  14. 

7.  VIII.  ’19. 

The  Residency, 

Ramleh,  Egypt. 

Dear  Sir: — 

I  beg  to  acknowledge,  with  sincere  thanks,  the  receipt 
of  the  beautiful  colored  lithograph  of  the  Victory  Banner 
presented  to  that  great  hero,  Marshal  Foch. 

The  lithograph  shows,  more  vividly  than  could  words, 
the  unity  of  spirit  which  welded  together  the  Allied  Powers 
and  led  them  to  Victory.  I  am  proud  to  think  that  I  have 
been  privileged  to  contribute  to  that  Victory. 

Yours  faithfully, 

EDMUND  H.  H.  ALLENBY, 

General. 


34.  From  Admiral  Sir  Trevylyan  Napier,  Great 
Britain  Vol.  Page  44. 


28th  April,  1920. 
Admiralty  House, 

Bermuda. 


Dear  Sir: — 

I  beg  to  acknowledge  with  many  thanks  the  lithograph 
of  the  beautiful  silk  banner  which  has  been  sent  to  Marshal 
Foch  by  some  friends  in  the  United  States. 

In  accordance  with  your  request,  I  enclose  a  signed 
photograph  to  be  disposed  of  for  War  Relief  Funds  in  the 
countries  that  have  suffered  in  the  Great  War — in  the  hopes 
that  it  may  contribute  to  such  a  worthy  cause — although 
being  a  modest  man  I  am  afraid  its  value  will  not  be  very 
great. 

Yours  very  truly, 

TREVYLYAN  NAPIER, 

Vice-Admiral, 

Commander-in-Chief  British, 

North  American  and  West  Indies  Station. 

To  William  Albert  Lorenz, 

Hartford,  Conn.,  U.  S.  A. 


35.  From  Sir  Arthur  Pearson,  Great  Britain  Vol. 
Page  90. 

St.  Dunstan’s, 

Hanover  Gate, 
Regent’s  Park,  N.  W.  I. 

February  20,  1920. 

Dear  Sir: — 

I  am  obliged  to  you  for  your  kindness  in  sending  me  the 
beautiful  reproductions  of  the  silk  banner  which  some  friends 
in  the  United  States  have  presented  to  Marshal  Foch. 

I  have  read  with  great  interest  what  you  tell  me  of  the 
benevolent  intentions  of  yourself  and  your  friends  towards 
War  Charities,  and  hope  they  may  meet  with  great  success. 

I  have  great  pleasure  in  sending  you  an  autograph 
photograph.  My  writing  is  not  very  good  now-a-days,  so  I 
have  typed  you  this  letter,  which  carries  with  it  my  sincerest 
good  wishes. 

Yours  truly, 

ARTHUR  PEARSON. 


William  Albert  Lorenz, 
Hartford,  Connecticut, 
United  States. 


36.  From  Lady  Arthur  Pearson,  Great  Britain 
Vol.  Page  91. 

Blinded  Soldiers’  and  Sailors’  Hostel, 

St.  Dunstan’s, 
Regent’s  Park,  N.  W.  1. 
Feb.  24,  1920. 

William  A.  Lorenz,  Esq. 

Sir: 

I  am  pleased  to  receive  the  delightful  lithograph  of  the 
silk  banner  presented  to  Marshal  Foch.  I  shall  keep  it  as 
a  memento  of  our  united  success  in  the  war,  gained  though 
it  was  at  such  a  terrible  cost,  all  must  feel  glad  that  this 
one  last  effort  has  been  made  for  the  liberation  of  mankind. 

I  sincerely  hope  that  your  effort  on  behalf  of  the  War 
Relief  Fund  will  meet  with  success  commensurate  with  the 
good  work  you  are  putting  in  for  the  benefit  of  the  cause. 
Yours  truly, 

ETHEL  PEARSON. 

37.  From  Hon.  Sir  George  H.  Perley,  Great  Brit¬ 
ain  Vol.  Page  98. 

Chateau  Laurier, 

Ottawa,  Canada. 
September  2nd,  1919. 

William  Albert  Lorenz,  Esq., 

Hartford.  Conn.,  U.  S.  A. 

Dear  Sir: — 

Your  letter  of  August  23rd  has  come  to  me  here,  as  I 
am  at  present  back  in  Canada.  I  thank  you  for  sending  me 
the  lithograph  of  the  silk  banner  presented  to  Marshal  Foch, 
that  wonderful  Frenchman  who  as  early  as  January,  1915, 
felt  certain  that  we  should  in  the  end  defeat  the  enemy,  and 
who  had  the  proud  satisfaction  of  being  at  the  head  of  the 
Allied  Armies  during  those  last  glorious  months  of  the  war 
when  Victory  came  to  us  in  such  ample  measure. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(Signed)  GEORGE  H.  PERLEY. 

38.  From  Senator  G.  F.  Pearce  (Australia), 
Great  Britain  Vol.  Page  114. 

COMMONWEALTH  OF  AUSTRALIA. 

Minister  for  Defence, 
Commonwealth  Offices, 

Perth,  6th  January,  1920. 

Dear  Sir: — 

I  am  in  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  25th  October,  1919, 
together  with  the  Lithograph  of  the  Silk  Banner  presented 
to  Marshal  Foch,  for  which  I  desire  to  thank  you. 

The  banner  is,  I  consider,  a  very  fitting  emblem  of  the 
great  and  glorious  victory  in  which  our  nations  have  shared. 


Australians  and  Americans  fought  side  by  side  in  this  struggle 
for  freedom  and  liberty  and  there  has  grown  up  in  conse¬ 
quence  a  bond  of  sympathy  and  brotherly  feeling  which  I 
trust  will  prove  a  lasting  link  between  Australians  and 
Americans  for  all  time. 

The  object  for  which  you  are  collecting  funds  is  indeed 
a  very  worthy  one  and  it  will  afford  me  much  pleasure  to  be 
able  to  assist  in  some  way.  I  am  sending  under  separate 
cover  my  signed  photograph. 

Yours  faithfully, 

(Signed)  G.  F.  PEARCE. 

Mr.  W.  A.  Lorenz, 

Hartford, 

CONN.,  UNITED  STATES  AMERICA. 

39.  From  Admiral  Sir  Frederick  Sturdee,  Great 
Britain  Vol.  Page  36. 

Admiralty  House, 

Chatham. 

Nov.  5th. 

It  is  beyond  my  power  to  adequately  express  the  esteem 
and  regard  in  which  I  hold  the  great  Marshal  for  the 
inestimable  service  that  he  has  rendered  to  the  civilised 
world. 

His  great  military  genius,  the  result  of  years  of  careful 
study  and  experience,  evolved  the  magnificent  strategy  dis¬ 
played  on  the  Western  front,  culminating  in  the  great  Victory 
with  which  his  name  will  ever  be  associated. 

F.  C.  D.  STURDEE, 

Admiral. 

40.  From  Sir  Robert  L.  Borden  (Canada),  Great 
Britain  Vol.  Page  96. 

PRIME  MINISTER’S  OFFICE. 

Ottawa,  Ontario, 

August  7th,  1919. 

My  Dear  Sir: 

I  have  received  with  appreciation  the  colored  reproduc¬ 
tions  of  the  banner  which  friends  in  the  United  States  pre¬ 
sented  to  Marshal  Foch.  As  the  designer  of  this  “Victory- 
Harmony  Banner”  will  you  be  good  enough  to  accept  my 
warmest  thanks  for  your  kindness  in  forwarding  copies  of 
the  same  to  me.  The  harmony  which  was  so  essential  to 
victory  is  no  less  essential  to  peace,  if  the  fruits  of  victory 
are  to  be  adequately  secured  and  a  recurrence  of  such  dread¬ 
ful  conflict  rendered  impossible. 

Faithfully  yours, 

R.  L.  BORDEN. 

William  Albert  Lorenz, 

Hartford,  Conn.,  U.  S.  A. 


